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Originally Posted by fliprayzin240sx
I got a pitt that I've had since she was about 3 months old. I've invested a lot of time training and making sure she doesnt turn into a media hyped monster. Almost 5 yrs later, she's changed my outlook of how pittbulls are. She's a fucking sweetheart, if she's gonna kill a kid, she'd probably lick them to death...literally. She loves kids, specially toddlers. She used to play hide and seek with my friends 1 yr old.
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Shame the same cant be said about all pitts.... I tried taking a younger one in once and all was fine for about a month until one day out of the blue it attacked my Australian Shepard and left me with over $400 in vet bills. My neighbor said she saw the whole thing happen.... the pitt without warning just locked onto my Aussies neck and went to work. It's hard to own other animals or have small children with pitts around unless you are there constantly training it as I found out.
Took the guy back to the pound where I'm happy to say he did get a new owner but I will never even think about trying to own one again.
Also had a friend get his stomach ripped to shreds by one out of nowhere. Ended up having to put that one to sleep because they simply couldn't train it.
As far as adopt vs. purchase it's hard to say. Obviously adopting is the noble choice but sometimes it's slim pickins and they don't have the dog you want/will meet your needs....But the shelters would be my first place to look.